Theorem difdif 3959

Description: Double class difference. Exercise 11 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 22. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1998.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
difdif	⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) = 𝐴

Proof of Theorem difdif

Dummy variable 𝑥 is distinct from all other variables.

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		pm4.45im 819	. . 3 ⊢ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ↔ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)))
2		iman 392	. . . . 5 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) ↔ ¬ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴))
3		eldif 3802	. . . . 5 ⊢ (𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴) ↔ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴))
4	2, 3	xchbinxr 327	. . . 4 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) ↔ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴))
5	4	anbi2i 616	. . 3 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)) ↔ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)))
6	1, 5	bitr2i 268	. 2 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) ↔ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)
7	6	difeqri 3953	1 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) = 𝐴

Syntax hints:  ¬ wn 3   → wi 4   ∧ wa 386   = wceq 1601   ∈ wcel 2107   ∖ cdif 3789

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1839  ax-4 1853  ax-5 1953  ax-6 2021  ax-7 2055  ax-9 2116  ax-10 2135  ax-11 2150  ax-12 2163  ax-ext 2754

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 199  df-an 387  df-or 837  df-tru 1605  df-ex 1824  df-nf 1828  df-sb 2012  df-clab 2764  df-cleq 2770  df-clel 2774  df-nfc 2921  df-v 3400  df-dif 3795

This theorem is referenced by:  dif0  4181  undifabs  4269